1916 United States Senate election in California

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1916 United States Senate election in California
	November 7, 1916
	County results; Johnson: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%; Patton: 40-50% 50-60%
U.S. senator before election; John Downey Works; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Hiram Johnson; Republican

The 1916 United States Senate election in California was held on November 6, 1916. Incumbent Senator John Downey Works did not run for re-election.

Governor of California and 1912 Progressive Party vice presidential nominee Hiram Johnson won the open seat, defeating Democratic attorney and Mayor of San Marino George Patton.

Primaries

Republican primary

Candidates

Willis H. Booth, banker and philanthropist
Hiram Johnson, Governor of California

Results

Primary election results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hiram Johnson	161,403	52.44%
	Republican	Willis H. Booth	146,339	47.55%
	Democratic	George S. Patton (write-in)	51	0.02%
Total votes			307,793	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

George S. Patton, Mayor of San Marino

Results

George Patton was unopposed on the ballot, but Hiram Johnson, Willis Booth, and Walter Thomas Mills received write-in votes.

Primary election results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George S. Patton	68,871	88.49%
	Republican	Hiram W. Johnson (write-in)	7,656	9.84%
	Republican	Willis H. Booth (write-in)	1,277	1.64%
	Socialist	Walter Thomas Mills (write-in)	26	0.03%
Total votes			77,830	100.00%

Progressive primary

Candidates

Hiram Johnson, Governor of California

Results

Gov. Hiram Johnson was unopposed on the primary ballot, but Willis Booth did receive write-in votes.

Primary election results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hiram W. Johnson	16,227	98.16%
	Republican	Willis H. Booth (write-in)	305	1.85%
Total votes			16,532	100.00%

Socialist primary

Candidates

Walter Thomas Mills

Results

Walter Thomas Mills was unopposed on the primary ballot, but Hiram Johnson and Willis Booth received write-in votes.

Primary election results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Socialist	Walter Thomas Mills	9,768	95.41%
	Republican	Hiram W. Johnson (write-in)	415	4.05%
	Republican	Willis H. Booth (write-in)	55	0.54%
Total votes			10,238	100.00%

Prohibition primary

Candidates

Marshall W. Atwood, perennial candidate

Results

Atwood was unopposed on the primary ballot, but Hiram Johnson and Willis Booth received write-in votes.

Primary election results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Prohibition	Marshall W. Atwood	8,077	88.58%
	Republican	Hiram W. Johnson (write-in)	846	9.28%
	Republican	Willis H. Booth (write-in)	195	2.14%
Total votes			9,118	100.00%

General election

Results

1916 United States Senate election in California^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hiram Johnson	574,667	61.09%
	Democratic	George S. Patton	277,852	29.54%
	Socialist	Walter Thomas Mills	49,341	5.25%
	Prohibition	Marshall W. Atwood	38,797	4.12%
Total votes			907,900	100.00%

References

^ "CA US Senate – R Primary, 1916". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
^ "CA US Senate – D Primary, 1916". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
^ "CA US Senate – PRG Primary, 1916". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
^ "CA US Senate – S Primary, 1916". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
^ "CA US Senate – PRB Primary, 1916". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
^ "CA US Senate, 1916". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.

[1] "CA US Senate – R Primary, 1916". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.

[2] "CA US Senate – D Primary, 1916". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.

[3] "CA US Senate – PRG Primary, 1916". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.

[4] "CA US Senate – S Primary, 1916". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.

[5] "CA US Senate – PRB Primary, 1916". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.

[6] "CA US Senate, 1916". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.

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Primaries

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

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Candidates

Results

Socialist primary

Candidates

Results

Prohibition primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Results

See also

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